Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-26
CAMDEN'S STRUGGLE.
A LIVELY SENATORIAL FIGHT IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
Camden Gains Three votes-Ths Ballot
ing Yesterdsy-The Outlook
Republican Diminishing.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, January %
For to-day, and possibly for some days
vet TO come, Charleston can claim 10 be
Of national importance. The senatorial
fight now being waged here may be
likened TO line of battle where the
heavy artillery is drawn up in the cen
tire, while the skirInishers are deployed
on either side Of it, The thirty-seven
Democrats who are for Camden first,
last, and all the time, are the artillery,
while the friends of the other can
didates are the skirmishers. These
latter have changed their positions as
circumstances seemed to justify, but the
{ amden piralanx have stood firm
throughout all the preliminary Skin
mishing, and to-day, when the battle
began in earnest, they we're found still
cold and in the best of spirits for
their candidate had made gain of
three since the CAUCUS which nomi-
mated him. Each mans friends put
forth their best efforts after the Demo-
cratic caucus, but it would seem from to-
days vote that Camden's friends had
done the most effective work.
CAMDEN AGAINST THE FIELD.
All along it has been Camden against
the field, and that he had made a gain
of three greatly elated his friends and
correspondingly depressed those of the
other candidates. Two of these three
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, of Braxton,
and Chambers, of Lincoln--are Demo-
Gratis who refused to enter the caucus,
where they knew Camden would be
nominated. The third representative
Cook, of WyOming-is an Independent,
and before his election said he would
give his first vote for the candidate of
the party which was in the majority.
After to-day he cannot positively be
counted as "A Camden man. The vote
to-day was taken separately by the two
houses.
VOTING IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate the only Democrat
nominated was Camden, who received
ten votes, while the Republican nomi-
nees were Colonel j. j. McLain, OF
Point Pleasant, three votes; General
w. II. H. Flick, OF the Second con-
oressional district, eX-district attorney
and defeated candidate for Congress,
four votes; General Golf, member of
Congress from the First district, three
votes; and Judge J. II. Brown, of Ka-
nawha, one vote. One Greenback-La-
Dor candidates.. c. Burdett, prose
cutting attorney for Kanawha county
was nominated and received one vote,
while Judges Holt, Brannon, and New
man (all Dcmocrats) received one vote
each.
N THE HOUSE.
In the House the only nominees
were Camden and Burdett. The vote
was rs follows: DemOcrats-Camden,
30: ex-Congressman J. }. Davis, /;
Judge Holt, /; Governor Wilson, i;
Hon John Raymond, /; Hon. W. A.
Quarter, |; and Judge Johnson, of the
supreme Court, .. Republicans -
Goff, s; Flick, 7; McI4ain, D; Brown,
3: and Greenback Labor Advocate
tuldctt, ..
TOTALS.
The total vote stood Camden. 80 ;
Flick, II Goff, II ; McLain, 8; Bur
dott. s: Brown, 4; Davis, 2: Johnson, 2;
Holt, 2; and Raymond, Wilson, Quar-
rier, Newman, and Brannon, | each.
There are ninety-one members Of the
Legislature, consequently forty-six
votes are necessary To choice. BY
the above it will be seen that Camden
has 40, while the others are scattered i'll
various directions.
As above stated, the vote of the In
dependent from Wyoming cannot be
counted for Camdcnafter to-day, which
leaves him seven short Of enough votes
to elect. His friends, however, are jul
bilant, and claim five, and possibly six,
Republican votes for him tomorrow on
Joint ballot, besides four more Demo
cratic votes, which would, Of course,
elect him: but others who look more
calmly at the matter. while admitting
Camden's election almost certain, do
not think lie will get the necessary votes
tomorrow. All signs indicate that he
will be the man, and before the end of
the week.